-Your house is...different.
-I don't know if it is.
My dad picked it out of a catalog, and now we live here.
[ Laughter ]
You wanna make some sandwiches?
-Oh, no, my bike has a flat tire.
How am I going to get to hockey practice on time?
Oh, I know. I know what I'll do. I'll call Magic Mike.
Magic Mike! Magic Mike!
-Yes, I am Magic Mike.
I'm like regular Mike, except magic.
[ Laughter ]
♪♪
-We could preview some scenes for the audience
by acting them out together. -That's a horrible idea!
-Now, here's the -- Well, here's the catch.
The scenes we'll be reading are not from the actual movie.
Instead, they were all written by kids.
-Oh. -We gave them no direction,
just the title, "The House with a Clock in Its Walls,"
and let them do the rest.
It is time for "Kid Theater." Here we go.
-♪ Kid Theater ♪
♪ Kid Theater ♪
-[ Clears throat ] -[ Clears throat ]
-This is for you. -Thank you.
-You'll be reading. All right, here.
Welcome to the stage.
This first one is from Jane. She is 10 years old.
Jack, you'll be playing the role of Cindy,
and I'll be playing the role of Lizzie.
Higgins will read the scene description for us.
Higgins, please set the scene.
-Cindy and Lizzie are BFFs.
Lizzie's petting her cat, Leo.
-[ High-pitched ] Hey, Lizzie. What is your cat Leo thinking?
-[ Valley Girl accent ] I have no clue.
I wish I could speak the cat language.
[ Laughter ] -That would amaze everyone
we know and even new people we just met.
Wait! Did I tell you we have a clock in our wall at home?
-Seriously? [ Laughter ]
-Yeah. And guess what?
One of its arms moves like this.
[ Laughter ]
And the other moves like this.
[ Laughter ]
-You totally just looked like you were dancing.
-I wouldn't know because when I look out with my eyes,
I see you.
[ Laughter ]
-Makes sense. Here, I'll show you again.
Bye, Leo. [ Laughter ]
-Lizzie tosses her cat Leo and then does the weird clock dance.
-What?! Are you kidding me?!
It totally looked like you were dancing!
Let's do it together.
♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Cindy and Lizzie danced for 10 months straight
and missed the whole year of school.
-Whoa! It looks like summer's here.
-[ Chuckles ] Let's dance!
♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
And scene.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Uh, scene two, here we go. This is for you.
-Thank you.
-This one here is sent in by Elijah.
He is 9 years old.
For this one, I'll play the role of Michael.
And, Jack, this time you'll be playing the character Elijah.
Okay? Higgins, please.
-Michael and Elijah are in the same grade.
They are in Elijah's house.
It's brand-new, but kind of weird.
[ Laughter ]
♪♪
-Your house is...different.
-I don't know if it is.
My dad picked it out of a catalog, and now we live here.
[ Laughter ]
You wanna make some sandwiches?
[ Laughter ]
-Only if you got pickles.
[ Laughter ]
-Elijah and Michael open a secret door in his floor
and they jump down to the kitchen.
The hunt for the pickles begins.
[ Laughter ]
-Where are the pickles?
-Stop asking me about pickles!
-Oh, hey. That clock over there isn't moving.
Is it dead?
[ Laughter ]
-Sometimes.
But when the clock starts, the gears turn red
and the clock speeds up.
And then we see images of toilets.
[ Laughter ]
Then ghost pirates on toilets playing guitars.
But then if you ever interfered with the clock,
it would cause the whole Earth to turn into toilets.
And then we would suffer with toilet drinking monkeys.
[ Laughter and applause ]
-Stop talking for so long, you stupid idiot.
[ Laughter ]
-Sorry. I forgot. What were we even talking about?
-Pickles!
-I said stop asking me about pickles!
[ Cheers and applause ] -And scene.
♪♪
-Alright. Let's do one more.
Uno mas.
This one was sent in by Jaden, who is also nine.
I'll be playing Clock 1.
Jack, you'll be playing the role of Clock 2.
[ Laughter ]
Higgins, please set the scene.
-There are two clocks on the walls.
The clocks are close to each other.
Like really close.
[ Laughter ]
♪♪
-I'm so sick of being a clock.
[ Laughter ]
-Yeah. I can't even see what time it is.
[ Laughter ]
-You could just read my forehead.
[ Laughter ]
-Are you sure? That's really weird and personal.
[ Laughter ]
-Dude, just read it.
-Mmm, no.
[ Laughter ]
-Fine.
-Clock one sticks out his tongue and waves it around.
[ Laughter and applause ]
-Wow.
-You don't have to be so rude about it.
I can't even stand you. Just shush!
Shush! Shush it!
Shush it right now!
[ Laughter ]
-No, I won't.
Instead, let's sing a rap.
[ Laughter ]
♪♪
♪ Yo, it's Clock Boi, I'm here on ya block ♪
♪ Trying to get out of this clock ♪
-♪ But I can't move, stiff as a rock ♪
♪ You're stuck, too, so don't try to mock -- me ♪
[ Laughter ]
-♪ I'm gonna get out and go free ♪
♪ Gotta get out of this wall, wall ♪
-♪ So we can hang with the friends at the mall, mall ♪
♪ Meet some guy named Paul, Paul ♪
-♪ And that's all, all ♪
Bam!
And scene, right now!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Thank you to our kid playwrights.
Thank you to Jack Black.
The more I was thinking about it, I just want to test you
a little bit, you know? -Mnh.
-And I was thinking how I could do that.
I want to see what you got.
-Okay. -I want to see your skills.
So I was thinking maybe we could perform a few scenes
from "Magic Mike" right now.
Does that sound cool to you guys?
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Are you challenging me?
-Well, it's not a challenge. It's more of a fun thing.
-So we're having a fun challenge?
-It's a fun challenge. But here's the catch --
The scenes that you'll be doing, that we're reading,
are not from the actual movie.
They were all written by elementary school kids.
[ Laughter ]
We gave them no direction, just the title.
We asked them to write scenes based on what they think
a movie called "Magic Mike" would be about.
[ Laughter ]
And I'll read the scenes with you. Is that cool?
-Okay, yeah, that's great. -Alright.
It's time for "Kid Theater." Here we go.
-♪ Kid Theater, Kid Theater ♪
♪♪
-Alright. [ Chuckles ]
This is for you. This is mine right here.
This first one is from Steven.
He's 8 years old from Dallas, Texas.
Channing, you'll be playing the role of Magic Mike.
And I'll be playing the role of Josh.
Higgins, you'll read the scene descriptions for us.
Is that cool? -Yeah.
-Alright, Higgins set the scene.
-Josh's bike has a flat tire. He needs help.
-Oh, no, my bike has a flat tire.
How am I going to get to hockey practice on time?
Oh, I know. I know what I'll do. I'll call Magic Mike.
Magic Mike! Magic Mike!
-Yes, I am Magic Mike.
I'm like regular Mike, except magic.
[ Laughter ]
-Can you help fix my bike tire? It's all out of air.
-Yes, I can. Because I'm Magic Mike.
I'm like regular Mike, except magic.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Yeah, you said that. Just fix my bike.
-Okay, fine.
First let me take out my magic bike pump.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Now where's your bike?
-Right here in front of you.
[ Laughter ]
-Okay, now...
using my magic, I'm going pump up your bike tire...
[ Laughter ]
...using my magic bike pump.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Mike pumps up the flat tire.
[ Laughter ]
-[ Laughs ]
It's your line.
-My magic is working.
The bike tire is pumping up!
-It's almost done pumping up. -It's still pumping.
Still pumping. -Still pumping.
-[ Laughs ]
And now it's done.
[ Laughter ]
It's all pumped up.
[ Cheers and applause ]
All pumped up. -Thank you, Magic Mike.
But wait a second.
What's so magic about a regular bike pump?
-Oh, yeah, you're right.
I guess I'm just Mike.
[ Laughter ] -And scene.
That was a good one. -Oh, my God.
-Alright. Here we go. Scene number two.
I'll take that one. Get into character here.
Now this one was sent in by Asher.
He is 6 years old from Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
6-year-old.
Channing, you'll once again be playing Magic Mike.
I'll be playing the role of Boss.
Higgins, you want to set the scene?
-Boss is on the phone.
-[ Chuckles ] Thank you.
-Setting the scene.
-Boss is on the phone.
-[ Gruff voice ] Mike, you need to come into my office, please.
-[ Groans ]
Okay.
-Mike, I've heard that you've not been doing that good
of a job keeping aliens out of the lovely planet.
-I'm sorry.
-I know, but you need to try harder.
-Can I please have another chance of keeping aliens
out of this planet? Please?!
-Yes, but this is your last chance
because you are Magic Mike.
-Boo-yaaaaaaaaah!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Oh, now aliens are coming to earth.
Miiiiiiike!
-Yes, boss?
-I'm sorry, but you are fired
because you let aliens come to earth again.
-Do you know why I let aliens invade this planet called Earth?
-No!
-Mike takes off his human mask.
-Because I am an alien!
In fact, Magic Mike is the king of aliens.
Mwahahablahblahahaha!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-That's not how you laugh. And scene.
That's how you evil laugh?
♪♪
-Oh. Oh, God.
-Mhehehehehhehblehbleheh!
-Mwahahablahblahahaha!
-Alright, let's do one more.
This one was sent in by Sadie from Virginia.
For this one, let's switch it up.
I'll play Magic Mike, and you'll play the role of Magic Bird.
Higgins, you want to set the scene on this one?
-Magic Mike sees Magic Bird.
-Thank you. Thank you, Higgins.
♪♪
-Hey, Magic Bird.
What's wrong?
-I don't like being a Magic Bird.
It makes me angry.
-I'll help calm you down, Magic Bird.
Here.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I'll blow on your forehead.
-Magic Mike blows on Magic Bird's forehead.
Forehead.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-That's not helping calm me down.
It's not, it's not helping.
-Let me pat you on the back, Magic Bird.
-Magic Mike pats Magic Bird on the back.
♪♪
-That still --
[ Laughter ]
That's still not helping quite yet.
-Well, what will calm you down? -Well, I like to sing.
-I know! Let's sing a song together. Please?
Oh -- Please!
-Okay.
Let's sing our famous song,
"Magic Bird, Come Fly Away With Me."
-They sing together.
-♪ Magic Bird ♪
♪ Come fly with me ♪
♪ Up to the sky ♪
♪ And down to the ground ♪
♪ Fly with me ♪
♪ Fly with meeeeeeeeee ♪
♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-And scene. Thank you very much right there.
That's what I call acting!